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Latest transfers

The usual late flurry of activity at the end of the January transfer window, with over 30 players changing clubs in the last two days. Valencia were the most active of those, competing the signings of Keita, Araújo and Senderos to add to that of Vargas, and finding homes for Banega, Canales, Guardado, Postiga and Pabón. No movements at all for Barcelona and Real Madrid, although Atlético have finally been able to bring back Diego from Wolfsburg, letting Oliver Torres and Guilavogui go out on loan to Villarreal and Saint Etienne respectively. Rayo Vallecano, Levante and Málaga have also strengthened their squads in the last few days, and in the second division Deportivo and Mallorca have made important new signings. For details of all of those and more please see below. (01.02.14)

Colour coding: Green - deals ostensibly completed, but still not closed, or player on trial; Blue - deals closed now, but will take place at a later date; Red - deals closed but subsequently cancelled.

Player (Country)

Old club

New club

Position/Comments

Banega (ARG)

Valencia

Newell's Old Boys (ARG)

MF Move to Atlético thwarted by signing of Diego, so has agreed last minute loan back to Argentina.

Jeffren

Sporting Lisbon (POR)

Valladolid

MF Ex Barcelona midfielder returns to Spain. No further details available at the moment.

Gomis (FRA)

Levante

Nantes (FRA)

MF Has hardly featured since joining in the summer, so agrees to rescind contract and return to France.

Senderos (SWI)

Fulham (ENG)

Valencia

DF Not sure whether Otamendi deal can be completed, so have signed Swiss defender as plan B. Ricardo Costa may leave?

Joan Román

Barcelona B

Villarreal

FW Young forward had spell at Man City, and has been loaned out to Villarreal to replace Hernán Pérez.

Camara (GUI)

Sochaux (FRA)

Mallorca

MF Have signed Guinean international left winger on loan until the end of the season.

Otamendi (ARG)

Porto (POR)

Valencia

DF Pizzi almost got ahead of many big clubs to bring international defender to Mestalla, but couldn't agree loan deal on time.

Welliton (BZL)

Spartak Moscow (RUS) / Sao Paulo (BZL)

Celta

FW Gave up waiting for Israel's Damari, and have taken Brazilian striker on loan until summer.

Oliver Torres

Atlético Madrid

Villarreal

MF Youth international midfielder expected to play even less now Diego signed, and will therefore be loaned on to end of season.

Diego (BZL / ITA)

Wolfsburg (GER)

Atlético Madrid

MF Will be returning to Atleti at last! Loan deal until summer, and then will be free agent.

Guilavogui (FRA)

Atlético Madrid

Sant Etienne (FRA)

MF Concerned about his place in World Cup squad, and have accepted his request to move back to France on loan.

Araújo (BZL)

Cruzeiro (BZL)

Valencia

FW Have signed the striker Pizzi wanted to replace Postiga! Paid €3.5 Mio for 50% of his rights.

Yakovenko (UKR)

Fiorentina (ITA)

Málaga

MF Fourth signing this winter for Schuster! Joins on loan to end of season, but no buy out option.

Víctor Casadesús

Mallorca

Levante

FW Has agreed to leave Mallorca, and signs 30 month contract at Levante. No indication if transfer fee involved or not.

Mohamed Sissoko (FRA)

No club

Levante

MF Had no luck at Valladolid, but decides to take up 6 month contract at Levante instead.

Thievy (CAM / FRA)

Espanyol

West Bromwich Albion (ENG)

FW Espanyol were holding out for €2 Mio, and Pep Mel has signing him ahead of Málaga and others. Loan deal though.

Andersen (DEN)

Betis

Go Ahead Eagles (HOL)

GK Drew the short straw to make room for Adán. Didn't have time to sell him, so moves to Holland on loan deal.

Hernán Pérez (PAR)

Villarreal

Olympiacos (GRE)

MF Has agreed to join Michel in Greece, replacing Weiss, who moves on. Reported fee of around €2 Mio.

Iñigo Pérez

Mallorca

Athletic Bilbao

MF Loan period ended early as he is suffering from stress, and will be returning to San Mamés.

Iriney (BZL)

Granada / Watford (ENG)

Mallorca

MF Another deal involving the Granada constellation! Loan at Watford ended early to lend him on to islanders.

Sammir (CRO)

Dinamo Zagreb (CRO)

Getafe

MF Had agreed terms to sign in summer, but in the end he has rescinded contract and will be joining with immediate effect.

Stevanovic (BOS)

Sevilla / Elche

Alavés

MF Returned to Sevilla after unsuccessful loan deal, and will try his luck in 2nd division on loan again.

Rudy (POR)

Deportivo

Os Belenenses (POR)

FW Someone had to go to make room for new signings. Has agreed to return to Portugal.

Juanjo

Ponferradina

Tenerife

FW Ex Racing forward leaves Ponfe to take up offer from Canary Islanders, his 8th team to date.

Marc Martínez

Elche B

Deportivo

GK Returns to old club as cover during a couple of months for injured Lux. Will then go on to Depor B.

Gálvez

Rayo Vallecano

Werder Bremen (GER)

DF Defender has announced he will be moving to German club when contract ends in summer.

Pau Cendros

KAA Gent (BEL)

Alcorcón

DF Ex Mallorca full back will be returning to Spain after 2 years in Belgium to replace Nagore.

Keita (MAL)

Dalian Aerbin (CHN)

Valencia

MF Ex Sevilla & Barça midfielder turned down other others to return to La Liga. Signs for 6 months, with option of one season more.

Canales

Valencia

Real Sociedad

MF Asked to leave after not featuring much, and have agreed transfer to Basque side for fee of around €3.5 Mio. Signs 4 year deal.

Guardado (MEX)

Valencia

Bayer Leverkusen (GER)

MF Mexican flanker moves on loan to Germany to end of season, with buy out option at end of contract.

Postiga (POR)

Valencia

Lazio (ITA)

FW Arrival of Vargas means he will play even less, so has agreed to loan move to end of season.

David Rodriguez

Celta

Brighton (ENG)

FW Striker has agreed terms to rescind contract, and will be joining Oscar García's side in Championship.

Bellvis

Celta

Ponferradina

DF Another who was not in Luis Enrique's plans. Agrees to end contract 6 months earlier, and expected to move to Ponferradina.

Lell (GER)

Levante

No club

DF German full back has agreed terms to leave club, but not sure yet where he will go.

Nong (CAM)

Levante

Recreativo

FW Young striker still has over two years to go on contract, but agrees to 6 month loan to gain experience.

Sanabria (PAR)

Barcelona B

Sassuolo (ITA)

FW 17 year old striker had agreed move to Roma with loan back to Sassuolo, but FIFA rules didn't allow it, so sold directly for €4.5 Mio + variables.

Borja López

Mónaco (FRA)

Rayo Vallecano

DF Young ex Sporting central defender returns to Spain on loan to get playing time.

Longo (ITA)

Inter Milan / Hellas Verona (ITA)

Rayo Vallecano

FW Had period on loan at Espanyol last year, and Rayo got ahead of Levante for new 6 month loan deal.

Rescaldani (ARG)

Vélez Sarsfield (ARG)

Málaga

FW Paid €350,000 to take striker to end of season, with €0.7 Mio option to extend contract for four more years.

N'Diaye (FRA)

Sunderland (ENG) / Eskisehirspor (TKY)

Betis

MF Loan period to Turkey ended early for family reasons, and joins Betis to end of season as cover for injured Xavi Torres.

Ibrahim Sissoko (IVC)

Wolfsburg (GER) / Saint Etienne (FRA)

Deportivo

MF Has taken some time, but finally agreed to end loan in France early and join Depor on new loan deal.

Lopo

Getafe

Deportivo

DF Agrees to rescind contract at Getafe and returns to old club to replace Kaká, who left. 5th signing this winter for Depor!

Sergio Tejera

Espanyol

Alavés

MF Aguirre has hardly given ex Chelsea & Mallorca midfielder a chance, so reluctantly agrees new loan deal to Alavés.

Alcatraz García (COL)

Valladolid

No club

DF Alcatraz released early (must be a funnier line there somewhere)! Rescinds contract to return home. Next to leave Ebert & Osorio?

Echaide

Osasuna

Hércules

DF Hasn't been able to win first team place after retruning from loan to Huesca, so agrees to move out again until the summer.

Gato Silva (CHL)

Osasuna

Guangzhou (CHN)

MF Reported to be paying €2 Mio to take "the cat" to China, a boost for club's depleted funds, but a key man to lose.

Yebda (ALG)

Granada

Udinese (ITA)

MF Reported to be returning to Italy to get more playing time, although will probably be loaned on somewhere

Edgar

Almería / Jaén

Tenerife

MF Loan to Jaén ended early, and moves to home town club on another loan to end of season.

Dani Sotres

Racing Santander

Recreativo

GK Yet another to leave the sinking ship! Spain's U21 keeper moves to 2nd division side. Rubén loaned to Huesca to make room.

Mamadou Koné (IVC)

Racing Santander

Osasuna

FW Rumours that he had signed already, but young striker said he will stick with his colleagues and hold out to summer, when he will move to Pamplona.

Spas Delev (BUL)

Las Palmas

No club

FW Striker signed two year deal last summer, but has agreed to rescind contract as not in coach's plans. No news yet as to where he will go.

Generelo

Elche

Mallorca

MF Contract runs out this summer, and agrees to take up offer of move to islands as has not played much since helping Elche win promotion last year.

Gunino (URU)

CA Fénix (URU)

Córdoba

DF Went back to home country last summer after loan spell at Almería, but returns to Spain on another loan deal this winter.

Sutil / Joselu

Sabadell / Córdoba

Jaén

FW Jaén pick up two rejects to strengthen their attack, the former after rescinding contract, and the latter on loan.

Aragoneses

Tenerife

Cádiz

GK Veteran keeper decided to leave after losing his place to Roberto, and has agreed to join 2B club to end of season.

Antonio Adán

Cagliari (ITA)

Betis

GK Ex Madrid keeper moved recently to Italy, but has asked to be released to sign for Betis. Who will leave to make room?

Pabón (COL)

Valencia

Sao Paulo (BZL)

FW Has hardly played since joining in the summer, and have agreed 18 month loan for him at Brazilian club.

Amrabat (MOR / HOL)

Galatasaray (TKY)

Málaga

FW Have signed striker on loan with buy out deal, although deal still to be offcially confirmed.

Garry Mendes Rodrigues (CVE / HOL)

Levski Sofia (BUL)

Elche

MF Have signed Cape Verde international. Some confusion over playing name & length of contract? Loan deal with option for 4 year buy-out?

Nwankwo Obiora (NIG)

Cluj (ROM)

Córdoba

MF Have signed Nigerian international, but no further details as yet. Did have a brief spell at Murcia 3 years ago.

Babín (FRA)

Alcorcón

Granada

DF Has apparently agreed terms to join Granada at the end of the season.

Casado

Rayo Vallecano

Málaga

DF Left back was let go by Rayo after picking up serious injury last spring, but agreed terms to join Málaga a few weeks ago.